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Hunter Valley · Sport

Sport, 1942

1,693 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 48 of 85

Rosebery Races at Ascot

Singleton Argus · Monday 27 July 1942 · page 4

Following are results of the Rosebery meeting at Ascot on Saturday: FOURTEEN-TWO HANDICAP.— Mit (7/2), 1; La Vallee (9/4), 2; Te…

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Australian N.Z. Cricket

Maitland Mercury · Monday 27 July 1942 · page 5

LONDON July 25—Australia and New Zealand Services cricketers will meet for the first time during the war at Dulwich on…

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Golf Scores in Week-end Matches

Singleton Argus · Monday 27 July 1942 · page 3

Fair sized fields characterised competitions conducted on the local golf links at the week-end. Winners of Stableford events were E…

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Cricket Bats of 1939 Become Rifle Butts in 1942

Singleton Argus · Monday 27 July 1942 · page 2

A North of England factory which used to make cricket bats has now turned over to producing butts and stocks for Tommy…

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Junior Rugby League

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 28 July 1942 · page 4

There was quite a good crowd of keen barrackers at the Neath Oval on Sunday afternoon to witness two junior games of Rugby league…

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Football

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 28 July 1942 · page 4

Excitement was intense at last Sunday's match, when "Wogs" were narrowly defeated for the first time by the small margin of one point. It…

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Associate Golf

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 28 July 1942 · page 3

Cessnock golf associates will take part in a stroke competition to-morrow afternoon in conjunction with the first round of the championships…

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Racing Sidelights

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 28 July 1942 · page 4

Yours Truly, which had not won a face for sOme time, proved just a little too food for the opposition in the Rosebery Handicap, run at Ascot on…

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Kurri Tennis

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 28 July 1942 · page 4

Kurri Kurri District Tennis Association "A'' Grade mixed teams' final, playerd on Saturday, resulted in Aces defeating Austral 5 sets 34 games to…

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Golf. Pair Competition

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 28 July 1942 · page 1

Saturday's par competition was won by J. H. Keys (4 down) in a countback. W. Clement, who was also 4 down, did not do so well in the second…

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Mid-Week Bowls Competition

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 28 July 1942 · page 5

Winners of the midweek rink competition just completed, which was competed for by the three local clubs, ware T…

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Associate Golf At Cessnock

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 28 July 1942 · page 3

CESSNOCK Tuesday.— Cessnock associates will take part in a stroke competition to-morrow afternoon, in conjunction with…

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Rugby League Cessnock Beat Kurri 16-10

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 28 July 1942 · page 4

Before a good crowd, Cessnock Rugby league team downed their old rivals, Kurri Kurri, by 16 points to 10, at the Ccssnock Sports Ground on…

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Greyhound Racing [?]Rize Money [?] Gosford

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 28 July 1942 · page 5

GOSFORD Tuesday—The president of the Gosford District Agricultural and Citrus Association Dr. S. K. Dwyer), speaking at…

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"Sport of Kings." Racing Review

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 28 July 1942 · page 3

Once again on Saturday the Muswellbrook "Chronicle" turf column wrote up three winners in Mit (won 7/2), Radical (won 9/2) and General…

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Army Football Crusaders Defeat Wallabies 5—0 in Close Game

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 28 July 1942 · page 4

Crusaders defeated Wallabies 5-0 in the game played at Myambat. Teams:—CRUSADERS: Full-back, T. Blake…

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Australian Rules Football Match Two Champion Army Teams to Play at Cessnock Sportsground

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 28 July 1942 · page 3

All arrangements are practically competed for the big Australian Rules game to be played by two champion Army teams on Sunday…

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High School Athletic Carnival

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 28 July 1942 · page 4

The annual athletic carnival of the Cessnock High School will be held at the Sports Ground next Thursday. This occasion always proves a day of…

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Bowls for Saturday Two Matches in Shaw Pairs

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 29 July 1942 · page 3

The Shaw pairs competition will be advanced a further stage on Saturday. For those not playing in the pairs…

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Golf at Cessnock

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 30 July 1942 · page 5

CESSNOCK Thursday—Cessnock associates played'-a stroke competition yesterday afternoon. Results Mrs Lovertt 107, 32, 75…

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